Novel Analysis Course – Best Friends Playbook

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Lower Middle Grade students (ages 9-12, grades 4-6) will engage through video, online work, and ‘paper and pencil’ assignments to work a deep analysis of the middle grade novel Best Friends Playbook by A.W. Downer. This course is divided into 6 sections of study. Five sections include guided close reading, a focus skill analysis, vocabulary work, and a quiz. The last section includes a focus skill culmination writing assignment and an enrichment project of their choice. All work goes beyond standards and is geared toward student growth as readers and writers, and student choice. 14 videos are part of this course, including 3 from the author.

Estimated Time: 6 week novel study unit

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Kiri Jorgensen Kiri Jorgensen Author

Kiri Jorgensen is a long time teacher, curriculum creator, writer, editor, and publisher at Chicken Scratch Books. Her passion is middle grade novels, and she loves helping kids discover the wonder of strong literature.

 

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A.W. Downer and Best Friends Playbook

Welcome to the Our Novel Analysis Course – for Teachers and Parents
Lesson 1 of 3 within section A.W. Downer and Best Friends Playbook. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Welcome to Our Novel Analysis Course – for Students
Lesson 2 of 3 within section A.W. Downer and Best Friends Playbook. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
A.W. Downer and Best Friends Playbook
Lesson 3 of 3 within section A.W. Downer and Best Friends Playbook. You must enroll in this course to access course content.

Book Section 1: Chapters 1-7, pages 1-38

Reading For Clues to Understanding
Lesson 1 of 4 within section Book Section 1: Chapters 1-7, pages 1-38. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Focus Skill – Making Inferences From Imagination Scenes
Lesson 2 of 4 within section Book Section 1: Chapters 1-7, pages 1-38. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Vocabulary
Lesson 3 of 4 within section Book Section 1: Chapters 1-7, pages 1-38. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
End of Section Quiz
Lesson 4 of 4 within section Book Section 1: Chapters 1-7, pages 1-38. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
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Book Section 2: Chapters 8-14, pages 39-81

Reading for Clues – Analysis of Section 1
Lesson 1 of 4 within section Book Section 2: Chapters 8-14, pages 39-81. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Focus Skill
Lesson 2 of 4 within section Book Section 2: Chapters 8-14, pages 39-81. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Vocabulary
Lesson 3 of 4 within section Book Section 2: Chapters 8-14, pages 39-81. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
End of Section Quiz
Lesson 4 of 4 within section Book Section 2: Chapters 8-14, pages 39-81. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
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Book Section 3: Chapters 15-21, pages 82-124

Reading for Clues – Analysis of Section 2
Lesson 1 of 4 within section Book Section 3: Chapters 15-21, pages 82-124. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Focus Skill
Lesson 2 of 4 within section Book Section 3: Chapters 15-21, pages 82-124. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Vocabulary
Lesson 3 of 4 within section Book Section 3: Chapters 15-21, pages 82-124. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
End of Section Quiz
Lesson 4 of 4 within section Book Section 3: Chapters 15-21, pages 82-124. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
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Book Section 4: Chapters 22-27, pages 125-157

Reading for Clues – Analysis of Section 3
Lesson 1 of 4 within section Book Section 4: Chapters 22-27, pages 125-157. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Focus Skill
Lesson 2 of 4 within section Book Section 4: Chapters 22-27, pages 125-157. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Vocabulary
Lesson 3 of 4 within section Book Section 4: Chapters 22-27, pages 125-157. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
End of Section Quiz
Lesson 4 of 4 within section Book Section 4: Chapters 22-27, pages 125-157. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
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Book Section 5: Chapters 28-35, pages 158-199

Reading for Clues – Analysis of Section 4
Lesson 1 of 4 within section Book Section 5: Chapters 28-35, pages 158-199. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Focus Skill
Lesson 2 of 4 within section Book Section 5: Chapters 28-35, pages 158-199. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Vocabulary
Lesson 3 of 4 within section Book Section 5: Chapters 28-35, pages 158-199. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
End of Section Quiz
Lesson 4 of 4 within section Book Section 5: Chapters 28-35, pages 158-199. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
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Final Analysis of Book

Reading for Clues – Analysis of Section 5
Lesson 1 of 4 within section Final Analysis of Book. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Focus Skill Culmination Final Writing Assignment
Lesson 2 of 4 within section Final Analysis of Book. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Novel Enrichment and Application Project
Lesson 3 of 4 within section Final Analysis of Book. You must enroll in this course to access course content.
Final Fun with A.W. Downer
Lesson 4 of 4 within section Final Analysis of Book. You must enroll in this course to access course content.

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